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Swahili

mpakato

m-pa-KAH-toh

How to say it

Swahilimpakatom-pa-KAH-tohsoon
Englishpatchsoon
Frenchpasser derrière, disparaîtresoon

Meaning

something applied to the body, such as a patch, plaster, or dressing.

Good to know

something applied: patch, plaster, etc

Examples

  • Muuguzi aliweka mpakato jeraha la mgonjwa.The nurse applied a dressing to the patient's wound.
  • Mpakato ule ulipunguza maumivu haraka.That plaster reduced the pain quickly.
  • Daktari alishauri kubadilisha mpakato kila siku.The doctor advised changing the dressing every day.

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